O’Connell Carbon Nanotubes

Properties and Applications
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4200-0421-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten

Since their discovery more than a decade ago, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have held scientists and engineers in captive fascination, seated on the verge of enormous breakthroughs in areas such as medicine, electronics, and materials science, to name but a few. Taking a broad look at CNTs and the tools used to study them, Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications comprises the efforts of leading nanotube researchers led by Michael O’Connell, protégé of the late father of nanotechnology, Richard Smalley. Each chapter is a self-contained treatise on various aspects of CNT synthesis, characterization, modification, and applications. The book opens with a general introduction to the basic characteristics and the history of CNTs, followed by discussions on synthesis methods and the growth of “peapod” structures. Coverage then moves to electronic properties and band structures of single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs), magnetic properties, Raman spectroscopy of electronic and chemical behavior, and electromechanical properties and applications in NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems). Turning to applications, the final sections of the book explore mechanical properties of SWNTs spun into fibers, sidewall functionalization in composites, and using SWNTs as tips for scanning probe microscopes. Taking a fresh look at this burgeoning field, Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications points the way toward making CNTs commercially viable.

Zielgruppe

Students, researchers, and practitioners in chemistry, electronics, materials science, sensors, and nanoscience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O’Connell, Michael J.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Element Carbon; Frank Hennrich, Valerie Moore, Marco Rolandi, and Mike O’Connell
Allotropes of Carbon
History
Structure
Progress of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Research toward Application
References
Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes; David Mann
Introduction
CNT Synthesis Methods Overview
Specifics of CVD Growth Method
Recent Advances in SWCNT Growth Control
Conclusion
References
Carbon Nanotube Peapod Materials; Satishkumar B. Chikkannanavar, Brian W. Smith, and David E. Luzzi
Introduction and Historical Perspective
C60@SWNT
Beyond C60: Other Hierarchical Nanotube Materials
Ordered Phases of Fullerenes in Larger Nanotubes
Double-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Conclusions and Future Prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Carbon Nanotube Electronics and Devices; Marcus Freitag
Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes
Outlook and Challenges
References
Magnetic Properties; Junichiro Kono and Stephan Roche
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives
Experimental Results
Acknowledgments
References
Raman Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Probing Electronic and Chemical Behavior; Stephen K. Doorn, Daniel Heller, Monica Usrey, Paul Barone, and Michael S. Strano
Introduction
Resonance Raman Studies of Carbon Nanotubes
Raman Characterization of Nanotube Samples and Nanotube Reactivity
Conclusions
References
Electromechanical Properties and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes; Randal J. Grow
Introduction
Piezoresistance
Theory of Strain-Induced Band-Gap Changes in Carbon Nanotubes
Electrical Measurements of Strain-Induced Band-Gap Changes in Suspended Tubes
Electrical Measurements of Strain-Induced Band-Gap Changes in Tubes on a Surface
Conclusion of Piezoresistance of Nanotubes
Electrostatic actuation
Nanoelectromechanical systems
Conclusion
References
Carbon Nanotube-Enabled Materials; Han Gi Chae, Jing Liu, and Satish Kumar
Introduction
Dispersion and Processing Issues
Characterization of Polymer/CNT Composites
CNT Films and Fibers
Polymer/CNT Composite Films and Fibers
Crystallization, Wrapping, Interaction, and Intercalation
Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgment
References
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Composites; Christopher A. Dyke and James M. Tour
Introduction
SWNT Preparation and Characterization
Functionalized SWNTs
Carbon Nanotube-Modified Composites
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Carbon Nanotube Tips for Scanning Probe Microscopy; C. Patrick Collier
Carbon nanotubes as AFM probes
Fabrication of nanotube probe tips
AFM imaging with nanotube probes
Applications of carbon nanotube probes
Future directions
Acknowledgments
References
Index